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This is my last confession; there will be no more.

I am impercipient and slow from last night's sleeping pill,
wincing away from the harshness of day.
Kitchen...

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On a sale, my Aunt Bel can’t be denied
Access to mark-downs with red, yellow tags
Off for the big loot, her shoulders take pride
In carrying four...

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There is never an ending
		to the spending
	a world of paper
and plastic to collect
and horde
	clothes
	and cars
	and homes
	and jewelry
	and fine wine
	and paintings
	stocks and bonds
	vacations 
and expectations
entire vocations...

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They restricted celebrations,
forget your relations.

They restricted travel,
watched families unravel.

They restricted purchases,
no provided services.

They closed the schools,
those were the new rules.

They closed the churches,
no Sunday soul...

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Happy birthday USA!
From your birth until today,
You have come a long, long way.

Two hundred forty-five years ago,
The U.S. was birthed in rebellion's pride,
Declaring independency from...

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To prove we haven’t given up,
We order things online
Since objects meant for future use
Imply that we are fine.

A sweet dessert, a case of beer
Or scotch...

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After checking the Sears and Roebuck and Montgomery Wards catalogs until their pages were torn and faded, we took one last look at the sales...

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A Renga:


Midmorning sunlight
White roses climbing the fence
Next to the driveway

On a Saturday in May
A rooster pecks at the ground

"It's in the details,"
The lawyer looks at...

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Can anybody tell me how they get over that synonym,
             Missing. 
I am...

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Some pro's and con's of being connected to virtual reality

Dune not be bashful, grumpy, leery
or any other contemporary dwarf man
regarding countless less well known dwarves
(that...

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At some point you are going to need to impress more than a few friends with some burnt toast. I used to have an old,...

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An unsophisticated feller attending an auction could find himself in a pickle!
The nuances, subtleties and gestures used in bidding could cost him a pretty nickel!
A...

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10/4/19
"A Better Person"

Long ago I learned it
Nobody on this Earth is 
Perfect
That's for certain

I'm determined
To be a better person
As I continue workin'
Ready to handle any...

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Kindheartedness

Ellen had a lot of experience in washing nappies, six bairns in less than eight years. William 
Chapman had a lot to answer for. Everyone...

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I’m having a garage sale
Though I don’t have a garage.
Come check out all my offerings – 
You’ll see a strange montage.

I have similes and metaphors
So...

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